Inside MRO

By Sean Broderick
Regulators in key aircraft-manufacturing countries work to harmonize certification guidance for product changes.
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By Henry Canaday
Lower fuel prices and growing airline traffic mean fewer aircraft retirements and tear-downs, but prices for used parts are generally likely to remain stable
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By Lee Ann Shay
MROs are ramping up new capabilities and investing in IT to prepare for the next generation of airframes.
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By Paul Seidenman
Carefully targeted marketing and strategic planning can ensure that MROs make the most of seasonal down time.
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By Paul Seidenman
Canadian-based MRO taps into South American market to pick up the slack during its slow season.
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By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s effort to introduce more clarity into the complicated certification process is ahead of schedule.
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By Lee Ann Shay
Compiling Aviation Week’s Top 10 Airframe MROs list shows how aftermarket companies are preparing for the future.
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By Sean Broderick
EASA broadens guidance on non-revenue flights to help operators conduct more accurate risk assessments.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Rolls-Royce is determined to change the perception of its mature-engine support capabilities.
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By Lee Ann Shay
Aviation Week’s 2015 honorees provide examples of how creative aftermarket solutions deepen service value for customers.
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By Sean Broderick
The expanding MRO market will grow more consolidated as the popular narrowbodies take hold.
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By Paul Seidenman
Efficient management of composite repairs forces MRO providers to focus on advance planning and evaluating alternatives
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By Paul Seidenman
For StandardAero, composites management relies on short-term trends
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By Henry Canaday
MRO providers in Mexico expanding, as commercial airline growth creates new opportunities for investment in maintenance activities
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By Sean Broderick
U.S. suppliers could be surprised to learn that having an EASA-certified U.S. repair station is not enough to authorize maintenance on Sukhoi’s newest airliner.
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By Paul Seidenman
Although lower fuel costs may generate more MRO work as older aircraft get a new lease on life, the impact and duration of that trend is hard to predict.
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By Henry Canaday
Shorter and less frequent hangar visits help make the 737-800 popular with airlines.
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By Sean Broderick
Europe seeks more efficient oversight of the 32 nations that EASA oversees.
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By Lee Ann Shay
Streamlining isn’t always easy. But in the case of technology, it might be.
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By Lee Ann Shay
Two companies dominate MRO work in Central America; both came from modest beginnings and grew in stature in a remarkably short time—thanks to hard work and strategic links.
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By Sean Broderick
FAA believes its new oversight system will increase safety while reducing audits, but will its inspectors buy in?
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By Henry Canaday
Intracompany integration is key to garnering next-gen aircraft MRO work, say many industry watchers.
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By Sean Broderick
U.K. A330 engine failure probe prompts careful examination for volcanic ash-related damage, but results are not conclusive.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
To grow its business, MRO provider AAR diversifies its business portfolio and seeks more opportunities outside the U.S.
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By Paul Seidenman
Airlines, MROs can save time and money by identifying alternate methods of compliance (AMOC) for FAA airworthiness directives
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